31 Jul
1998
31 Jul
'98
1:20 a.m.
> I was at a computer junk store the other day and
saw a long flat
> computer case/box; about 3 inches high, about 18 wide and 10 long. It
> was some sort of unix terminal/system/something, because it still had a
> label with the network host name etc on it.
>
> BUT-
>
> it said m88k on it!
hmm, sounds like the exact size of an Xterminal that I have somewhere
that uses an '88k CPU. Let me know if you grab it an get it working,
from what I remember if it's the same as mine it
needs boot images on
the server off which it hangs in order to run - the ROMs only
have
enough info to boot the network system. If it is the same machine, it'll
take standard 72 pin SIMMS and an IBM PC keyboard (with a PS/2 style
connector). Memory's hazy, but I think it had a custom 15-pin connector
at the back, but it threw out standard frequencies that could be used
with a Sun workstation monitor...
I did find some info on the web for the box, it's possible I have it at
home - just give me a shout...
As for things using '88k's, My old Tektronix XD88 Unix box also used one
as it's main CPU. I think they're supposed to be a lot better chips than
68k's, just that they never really caught on - 68k's were too well
established (and therefore a lot cheaper).
cheers
Jules